Cape Town Baboon: A Tale of Wildlife and City Life Colliding

A  number of unusual occurrences involving a solitary male baboon wandering through Cape Town’s neighborhoods captured the attention of the residents and demonstrated collaboration amongst emergency authorit... Read more »

City of Cape Town Moves Toward Taking Control of Passenger Rail Services to Improve Public Transport

Cape Town is making significant strides in its efforts to take control of the metro’s passenger rail services following a major breakthrough in negotiations with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Pra... Read more »

Firefighters Lauded After Helping Woman Deliver Baby at Mfuleni Fire Station

Two Cape Town firefighters, Joswin Lameyer and Khuselo Blaai, have been lauded for their swift and professional response after helping deliver a healthy baby boy at the Mfuleni fire station this past weekend. T... Read more »

Cape Town Underworld: The Rise and Fall of Mark Lifman

Cape Town’s criminal underworld lost one of its most notorious figures this Sunday when businessman Mark Lifman was shot dead outside the Garden Route Mall in George. Lifman, aged 57, was walking alone throug... Read more »

Gauteng Most Likely to Have a Tighter Lockdown

The President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has hinted that a tightening of the lockdown regulations, particularly in Gauteng, may be in the offing. Ramaphosa was speaking from Cape Town por... Read more »

Third Wave and Lockdown Looming

The department of health on Wednesday released a statement in which it reported that even though the country is not technically in the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, there are figures that are of great co... Read more »

Cape Town Fire Causes Damage as SANDF is on Standby

A fire broke out near Table Mountain on Sunday morning and caused extensive damage to property and people in the area, it has been established. According to Jermaine Carelse who is the Cape Town Fire and Rescue... Read more »

Helebe is Back

The 2019 Friday Fight Night Season kicks off at the iconic Castle of Good Hope on the 25th of January in Cape Town. The event follows on from the tournament staged at the same venue in December, where Emile Kal... Read more »

Fees Must Fall Protests Believed to Have Led to Professor Bongani Mayosi’s Depression and Suicide

There has been finger-pointing at the University of Cape Town in the aftermath of Professor Bongani Mayosi’s death by suicide on July 27, 2018. Shortly after his passing, Mayosi’s family disclosed t... Read more »

Shock as University of Cape Town’s Celebrated Professor Bongani Mayosi Commits Suicide

World-renowned UCT cardiologist Professor Bongani Mayosi died in Cape Town on Friday, 27 July 2018, at the age of 51 after allegedly committing suicide. His untimely death has sent shock waves throughout the un... Read more »